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U. S. STEEL CORPORATION
IS DULUTH’S REST FRIEND
A. M. Marshall So Tells Commercial Club and Ex-
presses Opinion That the Pittsburgh Plus
Crusade Is a Tactical Erroi;.
There seems grave danger that
conflicting interests in the
“Square Deal” crusade to elim
inate the “Pittsburgh Plus” pol
icy of the U. S. Steel Corpora
tion will become over-heated,
with the natural result that
strained relations will follow
where amity and concord should
exist.
Many on the bleachers, so to
speak, have wondered greatly
speak, have wondered greatly why
more bankers, jobbers, manufac
turers and capitalists were r.ot on
the “Square Deal” committee and
fewer real estate men. . Some, at
least, have believed that men
representing the larger lines of
endeavor at the Head of the
Lakes were purposely excluded
from the committee. Still others
have wondered why Superior
was ignored in the recent confer
ence with the sted Mountain
that came to see the local Ma
homet.
*The “Square Deal” folk deny
that they failed to consider local
fabricators and distributors of
steel and iron products. They
state that Mr. Seth Marshall,
president of the powerful Mar
v shall-Wells company, was ap
proached and every effort made
to have hhn work with the com
mittee but that he side-stepped
tiie matter.
j A. M. Marshall’s Address.
At the regular monthly meet
ing of the Commercial club last
Monday evening. A. M. Mar
shall read from manuscript an
appeal to Duluthians to cease
what he termed an unjustified
attack on the U. S. Steel Cor
poration. He declared that this
big corporation is Duluth’s best
friend and that this community
should -work shoulder to shoulder
with Judge E. H. Gary and asso
ciates.
The address was presented
after the club’s representative on
the basic price for steel commit-
p.
.tee had reported that Duluth’s
fight for a base rate on steel and
emancipation from the Pittsburgh
plus condition..would be pushed
energetically.
The Rip-saw hoped to publish
Mr. Marshall’s address in full,
but because of its length and the
further fact that a copy of the
manuscript has not been avail
able for this great family journal,
it has become necessary to fall
back on a synopsis printed by
the Duluth Herald, Wednesday
evening. With thanks to the
great evening paper, the material
portion of file article follows,
viz:
The report, after reviewing the
situation which had led to the call
ing of a conference of leaders here in
the steel industry and local commit
teemen seeking the abolishment of
“Pittsburgh plus” asserted that the
“conference” had resolved itself into
a fishing excursion to find out what
we wanted, or rather how we were
prepared to argue our case,” and
concluded with the question: “Are
we to be satisfied with distant prom
ises dependent on our patience and
good conduct, or shall we adopt the
jkWon’t be happy or let others be
nappy until we get it’ policy? That
is a matter for you to decide.” No
specific .action was taken in regard
to the last question.
. Gets No Concession.
Mr. Marshall prefaced his argu
ment in favor of the Steel corpora
tion policy as regards existing rates
by the statement that neither he nor
his firm is receiving a concession in
price or freight allowance beyond
what is accorded any other customer.
“The Steel corporation plays no
favorites,” Mr. Marshall asserted.
“No company would be more bene
fited by a Pittsburgh base price for
steel in Duluth than would the Mar
shall-Wells company. I am sp'eak
ing as a loyal citizen of Duluth and
I no financial interest in the
steel company. I and members of ray
firm have purchased no outside se
curities save Liberty bonds.”
Mr. Marshall reviewed the railway
controversy, which ended in Duluth’s
gaining the concessions sought, and
asserted that no parallel can be
drawn between the railway situation
as it existed before the favorable de
, cision of the railway and warehouse
commission and the present situa
tion as regards steel. 9
- “In tfcat case,” asserted Mr. Mar
shall, “Duluth had been sinned
against, treated unjustly. There yas
obviously a discrimination against
the city in favor of St. Paul and Min
neapolis, which was working toward
the stifling of our industrial grnwtn,
But this is not true of the policies
of the United States Steel orpora
lion.
“Just what does ‘Pittsburgh plus’
mean? How was it brought about?”
he asked his-audience. “Until the
Steel corporation dame Into being
there was no uniform price for pri
mary steel products. It became a
Question of the survival of the tit-]
test and the smaller plants were un-i
lble to compete and had to drop out.
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4
If I remember rightly, about 75 per
cent of the smaller plants failed.
Company after company went into
the hands of a receiver.
Brought Better Conditions.
“During periods of depression
prices were very low. When trade
was good a runaway market resulted.
This condition was not only detri
mental to the small manufacturers,
but to the jobbers and consumers as
well.
“Then the steel corporation came
into the field and a change for the
better immediately became evident.
The Steel corporation was fortunate
in having a man like Judge Gary as
leader. He has been at the helm
ever since the corporation was organ
ized. His policy has been one of
fairness to all. Through his prac
tices the small dealer can purchase
corporation goods as cheaply as can
the big manufacturer. Pittsburgh
was the center of the steel industry
when the corporation was formed,
and in order to insure one price to all
the prices of primary steel 'products
were made' f. o. b. Pittsburgh. Then
purchasers knew before investing any
capital just exactly what ground they
were standing on. The steel and iron
industries were satisfied because
they were protected. They naturally
were accorded preference as regards
the disposal of their products in their
own territory. I believe the trade
feels the present arrangement is sat
isfactory. No price decline is possi
ble under the present system.
What About Manufacturers?
“Have you heard complaints from
the manufacturers? Have the agi
tators interviewed Mr. McDougall,
Mr. Luster or the Marshall-Wells
company officials? Don’t you think,
yOu men who have had this fight for
a Pittsburgh plus in charge, don’t
you think you should have ascer
tained the attitude of the manufac
turers before you /started the cam
paign? I feel that a great mistake
has been made.
“I do not doubt the sincerity or
purpose of Mr. Craig, the chairman
of the steel committee. I believe
that perhaps he lacks the knowledge
and business experience which would
have led him to look into this mat
ter more thoroughly before beginning
the war on ‘Pittsburgh plus.’ I be
lieve that had a thorough investiga
tion been made the matter would
have appeared in a different light.”
Mr. Marshall cited the case of a
banker who had entered into an ar
gument with him regarding the steel
corporation’s policy of selling abroad
more cheaply than their products
were disposed of in the United States
and how the banker had only been
convinced after Mr. Marshall had
pointed out to him that the situation
was analagous to a bank’s loaning
money at home for 6 and 7 per cent
while the surplus was put out at 3
per cent interest at points distant.
Demand Real Factor.
brings manufacturing to
any city. It can’t be forced to come,”
Mr. Marshall contended. He reviewed
the histqry of several Duluth plants
to bear out his assertion that “Pitts
burgh plus” is aiding rather than
hindering the development of local
industry. He pointed to the Duluth
Boiler works as a notable example,
saying that the protection afforded
by the “Pittsburgh plus” rate had en
abled the works to compete with fac
tories in Erie, "Pa.
“The Zenith Furnace company,”
he continued, “paid no dividends for
10 years. Now the company is pros
pering, largely through the sale of
by-products, but the prosperity is
mainly due to the existence of ‘Pitts
burgh plus.’ ”
Cites Postage Stamp Bate.
Mr. outlined the history
of the “postage stamp rate,” point
ing out the difference between that
rate and the Pittsburgh plus charge.
“That rate was designed to pro
tect wholesalers on the coast from
competition with those in the Mid
dle West,” the speaker pointed out.
“It was inaugurated by the South
ern Pacific for the benefit of its cus
tomers on the Pacific coast. It was
an unjust discrimination against Du
luth and it was the hardware manu
facturers who brought about its abol
ishment after years of campaigning.
“Now what would be the result if
a Pittsburgh base were established in
Duluth?” he continued, reverting to
the present steel controversy. “In
those places where they could pro
cure coal and other things necessary
to the manufacture of steel would
capital sit supine? Would Chicago
ans not see the advantage they would
have over this city?
Covert Threats Work Harm?
“The covert threat to keep goods
within the state by means of taxa
tion can work nothing but harm,”
Mr. Marshall asserted. “It cannot
but antagonize those interests which
have done much for Duluth. ‘Pitts
burgh plus’ is a stabilizer of prices
and as such stands as the reason of
plants being started where there is
a demand for them. I believe a wire
and rod plant can be procured for
this city in time unless we antagon
ize the Steel corporation. In a con
versation I had with Judge Gary he
told me that he would be glad to
meet with a committee with a view
to discussing the matter. He was not
in a position to make definite prom
ises at this time, b\it he believed
that in time the building of a plant
here would be justified. I have no
doubt if ship plates were made here
the Steel corporation would put the
plants on the basis of other yards
and ignore ‘Pittsburgh ;)lus.’ ”
The speaker cited the work of Steel
corporation officials at the San
Francisco fire in relieving the suf
ferers as an example of the way in
which those men lend aid wherever
aid is needed. He told of a strug
gling factory In Duluth which had
SATURDAY
been assisted to prosperity by a com
mittee delegated by the corporation
to come here from Pittsburgh.
Farmers Not Complaining.
“One of the arguments advanced
by the local steel committee is that
farmers are being overcharged for
articles made of steel,” he said. “But
have you heard the farmers com
plain?
“I believe it is only a question of
time when a larger plant will *be
built in Duluth,” the speaker con
cluded. “Furthermore, I believe
that the United States Steel corpora
tion is the only concern which would
risk capital in building here. If you
men of the steel committee want the
figures quoted by Joudge Gary to
show that manufacture of primary
steel products at this time would be
an unprofitable undertaking you can
easily secure them from the Federal
Trade commission which has them
all on file and receives new figures
weekly. *
“Let us have team work, not petty
wrangling. Let us co-operate, not an
tagonize,” was Mr. Marshall’s closing
plea.
; SAWDUST
AND
SHAVINGS
It’s “back to the bevo” for
Senator O’Sullivan.
Little Tammany had a terrible
scare but luck held good.
Wait for the school election, the
third Saturday in July.
Prospects for that Chester gulch
bridge look a bit brighter.
A big batch, of political ambi
tions now repose on the scrap
heap.
♦
As J. Adam Bede once was
wont to say, “Let us love one
another.”
The sawmill system of ventila
tion promises to go out of style
in Duluth.
Many are wondering if a vote
for Magie really means a vote for
McKercher.
“Blest be the day and kindly
sun, that gave to the world a
Washington.''
♦ ♦ ♦
What’s the use of having a
Fourth ftf July without a few
cannon fire-crackers?
Oliver is the oasis toward which
fhe toes of thirsty pilgrims will
point after tomorrow.
After today, sergeant Hunter
will not have to strain his eyes
watching Garfield avenue.
Administering mob law is even
more dangerous than permitting
children to play with fire.
♦ •-
Old John Barleycorn will not
have much chance to meddle in
the county campaign this year.
A plurality of the people
seemed to fear “Too much John
son” for the marble-lined court
house.
Take off the average man’s
silk-lined overcoat and you do
not have to prod him very hard
or deeply until you find the
savage.
♦ ♦ ♦
In this “Square Deal” fight,
many look on Charles P., Craig
as a modern “Horatius at the
Bridge.”
The coming school board elec
tion has potent possibilities for
erupting fire, brimstone and vol
canic mud.
After tomorrow, all roads at
the Head of the Lakes will lead
to Oliver, the wettest little spot
on toie map. •»
There seems to be something
suspicious about that “square
deal” committee. Anyway, voters
persist in asking questions about
it.
Wait for Labor Day and that
modern ,wprk. of art, the Labor
Day Program, solicited under the
auspices of the Federated Trades
assembly.
Many thoughtful chaps won
der if the police officers at the
central station really do pour
all that contraband booze into
the sewer.
*. ♦ ♦
If John Lind were slated for
the next United States senator, the
common people would feel a great
deal better over conditions in the
North Star state.
* If Rey. Fr. Iciek would head
one of thbse Polish contingents
for the European front, he would
make a much bigger hit than
when he joined the Elks.
♦
A man who debases Abraham
Lincoln and exalts Bismarck cer
tainly cannot expect to make a
THE DULUTH RIP-SAW
hit as principal of the Denfeld
high school at West Duluth.
Had Patrick Henry lived in
commissioner Phillip’s time, he
undoubtedly would have ex
claimed: “Give me a municipal
wood yard or give me death.”
The editor of the Biwabik
Times advertises a paper for sale.
If he means the Times, what will
Odin Halden then do for an
apologist on the Mesaba range?
According to Judge Comstock,
loyalty is a passive virtue, while
patriotism is an active virtue. A
mere loyalist, therefore, lacks
considerable of being a perfect cit
izen.
Close observers remark how
peculiar it is that the boys go
to New Duluth obi the trolley
cars strictly sober and then come
back a little later well stimu
lated.
It is whispered that some of
the undesirable people whom
mayor Baxter invited to his Get-
Out-Of-Town party in Superior
have quietly snuggled down in
Duluth.
Billy Sunday is giving an in
teresting exhibition of burning
horn-ed goats into gentle sheep.
Duluth should be safer for both
men and women after that task is
finished.
If you have a grouch against
your neighbor, brand him as a
pro-German. As stated before,
'the chances are that you can
mhke it stick in these nervous,
jumpy times.
Some of the boys who carry
water to the donkey are mut
tering fears that Col. A) eiss has
decorated local democracy with
one of Odin Halden’s notorious
double crosses.
A few years ago, Benz sup
plied free booze to all the mem
bers of the legislature. The suc
cessful candidates this year may
not get the benefit of such spir
ituous inspiration.
Perhaps the quickest way to
kill off the German army would
be to give every German soldier
a new automobile and then let
him scorch up and down the
Kaiser’s highways.
When the time comes to dis
cuss peace with the Central pow
ers, Duluthians should pray presi
dent Wilson to appoint Hon. John
Emeritus Samuelson as chairman
of the peace commission.
The Dear old Hibbingites still
believe that Victor L. Power could
have captured the nomination for
governor. He certainly would
have added to the frenzy of the
campaign had he tried to do so.
Odin Halden seems to have so
many troubles of his own on
his trembling hands that he is
leaving political management to
Sen. Hawkins and Lee Willcuts,
both past masters in that line.
Chief McKercher started to
Kansas City in that mammoth
Mormon car. When he reached
St. Paul, he stored the car and
continued his journey by rail.
Faintheart never won fair lady.
What’s the matter with Chief
McKercher? He has had his mug
in the papers only two or three
times for several weeks. Many
an admirer is near forgetting
■what the old boy reallv looks
like.
A political campaign without
the name of our good friend Bert
Wheeler on the ticket is a good
deal like the play of Hamlet
with Hamlet left out. We have
to forego many good things these
times.
If the uptown excursionists to
Minnesota Point do not see any
fruit, flowers or bonfire wood
they can grab, they should' go
right up to the door of the local
residents and demand what they
desire.
It is rumored along the street
that Judge Fesler has lined up
on the side of Odin Halden, the
original municipal ownership ad
vocate in all the marble-lined
courthouse. That signal of dis
tress a couple of weeks ago evi
dently did not fly in vain.
OLD LANDMARK GONE.
The postoffice formerly oper
ated at Smithville with A. Quack
enbush as postmaster has been
discontinued by order of the de
partment and a sub-station of the
Duluth postoffice has been estab
lished aat 'Riverside—the ship
yards. .
There is no need to starve your
brain so long as the Rip-saw is
published. Subscribe now.
-JUNE 29, 1918.
COLORED SOLDIERS.
Nearly 157,000 negro soldiers
are now in the army. Of these
1,000 are line officers holding com
missions of captain and first and
second lieutenants. There are
about 250 colored officers in the
medical and dental reserve corps.
The army now includes two di
visions of colored troops, which,
when fully constituted, will in
clude practically all branches ,of
the service; infantry, engineer, ar
tillery, signal corps, medical corps,
and service battalions, with men
technically trained in all brashes
of scientific work.
There are now openings in the
veterinary corps for negroes
skilled in veterinary and agricul
tural work. Arrangements have
been completed to send negros
registered but not yet called to
schools and colleges this summer
for training in radio engineering,
electrical engineering, auto me
chanic, blacksmithing and the op
eration of motor vehicles. —Ex.
ROTTEN REGULATION.
The utter ineffectiveness of rules
and regulations promulgated by
the United States food department
is shown in the that while this
department claims it has notified
millers and dealers that the sub
stitutes for Wheat flour should
sell at from 10 to 20 per cent
lower than wheat flour, all these
substitutes are sold at higher
prices than wheat flour. At least
that is the fact in Duluth. It
would seem that a regulation that
does not regulate is rather useless.
Possibly these regulations might
be observed if a few of the viola
tors were put in jail, but it is cer
tain that they will not be observed
as long as the only punishment is
a slap on the wrist. —Steel Plant
News.
FORMER WEST END MAN
VISITS DULUTH.
Charles Marquardt, who con
ducted a plumbing business at
the West End from 1894 to 1909,
is in the. city for a visit of a
few w r eeks. During the past nine
years, Mr. Marquardt has been
engaged in the plumbing business
in Detroit, Mich. He says that
the. city of Henry Ford now lias
a population close to a million
and that great growth and de
velopment yet are to come. The
automobile industry is chiefly re
sponsible for the wonderful
strides of the past few years.
Team work among the local cap
italists and business men also
has accomplished much. Anything
of merit proposed for Detroit
receives quick attention and is
fully financed in short order.
Petty jealousies, bickerings and
pulling apart have been reduced
to a negligible quantity in De
troit.
LAYBOURN TARRIES IN
TEXAS.
When George R. Laybourn left
Duluth, he located in San Diego,
Cal. Last year, he spent several
months at Escondida, Cal., in
the development of a ranch
property.
Mr. Laybourn recently went
to Carlsbad, Texas, from which
place he writes the Rip-saw as
follows:
“I am in Texas only tempo
rarily, attending to some matters
for San Diego clients who are
interested in oil development in
this field. I probably shall be
here a month longer and shall
enjoy receiving the Rip-saw. I
do not wish to miss any of the
recent campaign numbers.”
Texas recently went bone dry,
according to law, but it is not
believed the arid condition of the
Lone Star state will inconvenience
senator Layborn seriously.
A DAY OF RECKONING.
According to the Morning and
Evening Patriot of Duluth, the
135,000 citizens-of this state who
voted for Lindbergh on Tuesday
are disloyal to the government
and ought to be jailed or “stood
up against a stone wall.” These
voters should remember this when
the fall election arrives and re
pay these bundle-carriers by vot
ing solidly against the Republican
Big-Business anti-labor combine.—
Steel Plant News.
BIG PRICE FOR A COW.
A grade Holstein cow, six years
old, brought $l7O at an auction
sale at Automba, near Moose
Lake, a few weeks ago. The ani
mal belonged to Andrew Karjala
and the price received is consid
ered a record breaker.
—-»
REBEK’S OLIVER SALOON.
Charles Rebek, who holds a
retail license for a saloon at Oli
ver, proposes to conduct his place
in an ideal manner, so he de
clares. The hours for business
will be from 7 a. m. to 8 p. m.
He has hired the ablest artel most
conscientious bartenders, each of
whom has signed some very strict
rules. Any violation will mean
an immediate discharge.
SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION
ONLY THREE WEEKS HENCE
Two Contesting Tickets and Scattering Candidate
or Two Will Give Ample Warmth to the
Important Annual Event.
July 20, the third Saturday in
the month, and just three weeks
from today the annual school
board election will be held in Du
luth. The outlook is entirely in
favor of a short, sharp campaign
and a very warm election day.
Already, one ticket is in the
field, that of the Autocrats, or
the Old Regime. The men on that
ticket are Frank Crassweller.
John Peyton and C. Francis Col
man.
An opposition ticket undoubt
edly will be in the field, but its
personnel seems uncertain or' in
definite at this writing. It is
assumed that Dr. J. G. Ann and
will stand for re-election. The
West End people propose to run
Rev. John G. Schaibly. Prece
dent for this was set by the East
End people when they elected
Rev. J. W. Powell a member of
the board. If a third member
of that ticket has been selected,
his identity has not been an
nounced. There is considerable
talk of Gustave Silverness of West
Duluth.
F. D. Knight, an employe of the
Morgan Park company, also plans
to run, all by his lonesome. Just
wh}', has not been publicly an
nounced, but that gentleman re
cently informed some interview
ers that he certainly would run
and independently of all others.
The Autocrats on the school
board never have forgiven the
common people for defeating
their ticket last July. For many
months, organization plans have
been made and a quiet campaign,
looking to July, has been car
ried on in the interests of the
Old Regime.
While the common people, the
so-called Bolsheviki, the great
majority, lack the money and
even organization of their oppo
nents, they possess the votes if
they choose to use them. It is
not unlikely that quite an effort
will be made to induce them to
use their votes this year, as
never before.
The commoners lost one man
whom they elected last year. He
went directly back on those who
elected him and lined up with
his former opponents. Great
fault is found with the way in
which that director changed
front. Many who voted for him
before and who resent his trea
son, believe that an honorable
man would, under the circum
stances, resign and then stand
again, for endorsement or rejec
tion. by the patrons of the
schools.
There is no lack for issues in
this election. Some of them are
very plain and closely drawn.
Others are more vague and indef
inite, being based on feelings of
apprehension rather than acts
and facts of actual record.
In the first place, the many
resent the continual intimation
and hinting that former super
intendent Denfeld is an issue in
school matters; that his friends
are irreconcilable; that they are
hostile to the new administration;
that there is a secret but active
cabal to return him to his former
position.
Mr. Denfeld’s best friends, and
he has many, do not desire or
expect him to ever head Duluth’s
schools again. They'would not
favor it if possible. It is quite
certain that Mr. Denfeld, himself,
would not return to his old po
sition if it were offered him. It
is considered high time, by the
many, that this Denfeld ghost be
laid for all time and that the
present administration cease look
ing over its shoulder in fear
every time his name is mentioned.
There is a well-founded feeling
that several features pushed by
the present administration run
entirely too much to fad and
fancy; that while these things
are good in their way, they are
not vital; that they are too ex
pensive in these hard, troublous
times; that things much more
essential afld practical should
have the preference.
• The people firmly believe that
entirely too many teachers have
been frosted out of the service
in the past two years and that
many of the old teachers and
principals are improperly and
unjustly under suspicion by the
present administration.
The impression is firmly im
planted, whether properly or im
properly does not change the
fact, that entirely too many
teachers secure position, promo
tion oi 1 special consideration by
currying favor with the teachers
committee. The people believe
that merit,** not personal liking,
should determine a teacher’s
standing or success. Many teach
ers, too, resent the idea or the
necessity of being toadies, syco
phants or maintaining artificial
attitudes.
The opposition to the Old Re
gime, the so-called Autocrats, be
lieves that entirely too much
money and effort arc being used
to surround Supt. Hoke with
heads of departments, supervis
ors and assistants who come from
abroad*; who are strangers in
Duluth and have no local alli
ances; who naturally will be
blindly and actively partisan as
a result of owing him everything
for their good positions.
There is dissatisfaction with
the policy of going out of the
city for help in the administra
tive departments before ascer
taining that proper talent is not
procurable right here. No sen
sible patron of the schools ignores
the fact that new blood in any
department may be most desirable
and beneficial, but when new tal
ent is secured, they believe that
the person should be a master in
his line and not somb one who
comes here for experience and
to be a safe cog in the machine
of school politics. That smacks
too much of Haldenism.
Party politics never has been
allowed to get into Duluth’s
school affairs, hence the high ef
ficiency of the system and free
dom from wrangling and scan
dal. - Many see danger from too
much school politics, therefore
will vote for the ticket that prom
ises the minimum of school pol
itics.
The people are displeased with
the vague, indefinite but sinister
intimations that Duluth’s schools
had gone to ruin before the pres
ent administration and that, in
some mysterious way, miracles
have been performed in the last
year or two. Duluth’s schools
have had a national reputation
for over a quarter of a century.
Many noted educators have
pointed out where the local
schools were superior in many
ways to those of Minneapolis and
even St. Paul. Teachers who left
Duluth for the Twin Cities often
were glad to come back, usually
giving the Duluth schotls credit
for superiority in a great many
ways. Minneapolis can teach Du
luth little of value In school mat
ters. „
The people sincerely trust that
their schools have grown, broad
ened and improved in the past
two years. There is every rea
son why it should be so and no
excuse for it being otherwise.
But they cannot see where any
miracles have been worked.
After two years of experience
there is a broad belief that this
job is too big for Supt. Hoke. All
admire him as a clean, kindly,
cultured man, but cannot con
vince themselves that he is a
super-man, as his little circle of
intimates and champions feel to
be a fact. Pupils, teachers, prin
cipals and patrons declare that
he lacks magnetism, energy, ad
ministrative capacity as well as
strength to stand erect, squarely
and positively on his own feet,
without side support. That he
cannot strike the divine spark
may be a debatable question, but
that he has not, so far as Duluth
pupils and teachers are con
cerned, is admitted, if not as
serted, by at least 95 per cent.
It is painful to ?!peak thus
bluntly, but duty and conditions
compel it. >
PRUSSIANISM RUNS RIOT.
Frank Kolosky is a farmer near
Sturgeon Lake, Minn. A lawless
mob recently painted his mail box
and some of his buildings yellow,
alleging disloyalty. Mr. Kolosky
admits the yellow paint, but de
nies the disloyalty. He invites
anyone to state any facts to war
rant such a dastardly charge,
either against himself or any
member of his family.
Kolosky states that his wife in
vested S3OO in the third Liberty
Loan bonds. He, hirtiself, took
similar bonds, in the sum of S2OO
while a son invested SIOO. The
victim of mob lawlessness bought
$25 worth of Thrift stamps and
subscribed for SIOO more in the
last drive.
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